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National Gallery Acquires Painting Attributed to Vermeer After a Decade of Doubt

The 17th-century interior, long held in a private Dutch collection, will go on public view next spring after a forensic study described by the museum as "definitive but cautious."

Cordelia Wren·May 17, 2026

Review: A Symphony of the Broken String

The orchestra's new music director offered a debut programme of restless intelligence and unmistakable risk.

Augusta Pell

Festival Premieres Restored Print of a Long-Lost 1970s Thriller

The 4K restoration of "The Long Watch," believed missing since the early 1980s, drew an enthusiastic late-night audience to the festival's revival strand.

Marcus Penrose

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National Gallery Acquires Painting Attributed to Vermeer After a Decade of Doubt

Review: A Symphony of the Broken String

Festival Premieres Restored Print of a Long-Lost 1970s Thriller

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